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With Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Freedom,” shaping up to be the big book this ... read on

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TODAY: Pat Benatar signs “Between a Heart and a Rock Place,” at 12:30 p.m., Borders ... read on

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Rowan Jacobsen has won multiple James Beard awards for his writing on food and place. His new book, ... read on

The core of Andrea Gillies’s memoir is a scrupulous account of her daily life as a caregiver ... read on

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The first printed books came with a question: What do you do with these things?
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The world probably doesn’t need another memoir about motherhood, but it got one anyway from ... read on

Writers discover quickly that in today’s literary climate, finding a publisher for their work ... read on

Zoë Ferraris’s second novel, “City of Veils’’ is as fascinating and ... read on

NEW YORK — An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such Random House ... read on

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A decade ago Emily Fox Gordon made her debut with “Mockingbird Years: A Life In and Out of ... read on

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Former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Michael Capuzzo was looking for a new book topic when he ... read on

If it’s commonly believed that the divine laughs at our plans, Amy Boesky’s family ... read on

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FOUR FISH: The Future of the Last Wild Food By Paul Greenberg Penguin, 304 pp., $25.95
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The central lesson of genealogy is both banal and profound: We are all related. The human race is a ... read on

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